More than 62,000 EU citizens apply to settle in Northern Ireland
Latest statistics on the EU Settlement Scheme show that 62,600 EU citizens have applied to stay in Northern Ireland. Areas of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon have seen the highest number of applications (over 13,000) for settlements, with Belfast coming in as the second preference with nearly 12,000 applications. These statistics cover the period of 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2020, and applications concluded during the same time period.
The highest number of applications in Northern Ireland have, so far, come from Polish nationals, followed by Lithuanian and Romanian nationals. Around 60 percent of the current applicant group have been granted settled status, whereas 31 percent are classified as “pre-settled”.
You can take a look at the EU Settlement Scheme statistics on Gov.UK.